jaywillin, that was funny, but this is why I did it, because like I said I stack all of my equipment, like everyone else does. Is it not good to do this even with SS equipment, or is it just a chance you take with getting EMI? jaywillin, I also thought the popping/distortion was because of this, but even when I had the DAC out of the equation, it still happened. Thanks for the compliments and the advice!